THE RAMAYANA

KISHKINDA KANDA

SARGA 17 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20


va¢lna    ramgrqhNm¯    -   RAMA   REPROACHED   BY   VALI

bh^maÓy    c    t|    v£r|    v£XmaN|    SnW¢rv    ,
upyataW    mhav£ya©I    B#atraW    ramlßmNaW    .13.

bh^maÓy   paying great honour
c   also
t|   to him
v£r|   valiant
v£XmaN|   looking intently
SnW:   iv   as if in a helpless state
upyataW   went near
mhav£ya©I   with extraordinary valour
B#atraW   brothers
ramlßmNaW   Rama and Lakshmana

13.The   two   brothers   with   extraordinary   valour,   Rama   and   Lakshmana,
paying   great   honour   to   Vali,   who   was   courageous   and   looking   intently,
went   to   him   as   if   in   a   helpless   state.

s    B¥mavÚptEjaE{s¤¢nIhtaE    n¾cEtn:    .14.

s:   he
B¥maW   on the ground
AÚptEjaE{s¤:   with diminished strength and ebbing life
¢nht:   mortally wounded
n¾cEtn:   unconscious

14.Vali   lay   unconscious   on   the   ground,   having   been   mortally   wounded
and   with   diminished   strength   and   ebbing   life.

ATIs|¢htya    vaca    g¢vIt|    rNg¢vIt:    ,
t|    è¾qva    raGv|    val£    lßmN|    c    mhablm¯    .
Ab#v£t¯    p#¢½t|    vaÀy|    pâx|    DmIs|¢htm¯    .15.

ATIs|¢htya   full of meaning
vaca   words
g¢vIt|   proudly
rNg¢vIt:   behaved proudly in battle
t|   him
è¾qva   on seeing
raGv|   Rama
val£   Vali
lßmN|   c   Lakshmana also
mhablm¯   of great srength
Ab#v£t¯   spoke
p#¢½t|   courteously
vaÀy|   following words
pâx|   harsh
DmIs|¢htm¯|   conforming to righteousness

15.Vali,   on   seeing   Rama   and   Lakshmana   spoke   proudly   to   Rama   who
behaved   proudly   in   battle,   in   a   language   full   of   meaning   the   following   harsh
words   courteously   and   conforming   to   righteousness.

praHqm¤KvD|    k]Ïva    kaE       p#açOÞÏvya    g¤N:    ,
ydh|    y¤¼s|rÖD:    SrENaEr¢s    ta¢ft:    .16.

praHqm¤KvD|   killing one not fighting face to face
k]Ïva   having done
k:     what did
p#açO:   attained
Ïvya   by you
g¤N:   merit
yt¯   therefore
Ah|   I
y¤¼s|rÖD:   engaged in battle
SrEN   with an arrow
ur¢s   on chest
ta¢ft:   hit

16.Vali   told   Rama   that   when   engaged   in   battle   he   was   hit   by   an   arrow   on
the   chest;   therefore   what   merit   did   Rama   obtain   by   killing   him   when   not
ighting   face   to   face.

Ïv||    nra¢DptE:    p¤æO:    p#¢Tt:    ¢p#ydSIn:    ,
k[l£n:    st¯ÏvsØp°ÞtEjÞv£    c¢rtv#t:    .17.

Ïv||   you are
nra¢DptE:   of a king
p¤æO:   son
p#¢Tt:   well known
¢p#ydSIn:   of pleasant appearance
k[l£n:   born in a good family
st¯ÏvsØp°:   endowed with virtues
tEjÞv£   full of courage
c¢rtv#t:   has practiced religious vows

17.Vali   told   Rama   that   he   is   the   son   of   a   king,   with   a   pleasing   appearance,
virtues,   courageous,   well   known   and   had   practiced   religious    vows

ram:    kâNvEd£    c    p#jana|    c    ¢htE    rt:    ,
san¤@aESaE    mhaEÏsah:    smyåOaE    èFv#t    .
i¢t    tE    svIB¥ta¢n    kTy¢Ót    ySaE    B¤¢v    .18.

ram:   Rama
kâNvEd£   knows what is compassion
c   also
p#jana|   of the people
c   ¢htE   in welfare also
rt:   is devoted
san¤@aES:   compassionate
mhaEÏsah:   endowed with great vigpur
smyåO:   knows the code o conduct in the world
èFv#t:   resolute in vows
i¢t   as above
tE   your
svIB¥ta¢n   all creatures
kTy¢Ót   utter
yS:   praises
B¤¢v   in the world

18.Vali   told   Rama   that   all   creatures   in   the   world   praise   him   for   knowing
what   is   compassion,   compassionate,   devoted   to   the   welfare   of   people,
with   great   vigour,   knows   the   codes   of   conduct   in   the   world
and   resolute   in   vows.

dm:    Sm:    Xma    Dma©I    D¦¢t:    sÏy|    pra@m:    ,
pa¢TIvana|    g¤Na    rajn¯    dÎfàaÔypka¢rx¤    .19.

dm:   control of mind
Sm:   control of senses
Xma   forgiveness
DmI:   righteousness
D¦¢t:   courage
sÏy|   truthfulness
pra@m:   valour
pa¢TIvana|   of the kings
g¤Na:   qualities
rajn¯   King
dÎf:   c   punishing also
A¢p   Apka¢rx¤   the wrong-doers only

19.Vali   told   Rama   that   the   qualities   of   kings   are   control   of   mind   and   senses,
forgiveness,   righteousness,   courage,   truthfulness,   valour   and   punishing   all
wrong   doers.

tan¯    g¤Nan¯    s|p#DayaIhmg#Y||    ca¢Bjn|    tv    ,
tarya    p#¢t¢x¼:sn¯    s¤g#£vEN    smagt:    .20.

tan¯   those
g¤Nan¯   virtues
s|p#DayI   believing
Ahm¯   I
Ag#Y|   the excellent
c   also
A¢Bjn|   pedigree
tv   your
tarya   by Tara
p#¢t¢x¼:sn¯   though forbidden
s¤g#£vEN   with Sugriva
smagt:   engaged in a fight

20.Vali   told   Rama   that   believing   the   virtues   and   considering   Rama's
excellent   pedigree,   he   engaged   in   a   fight   with   Sugriva   though   forbidden
by   Tara.    

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